Abstract:

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has been a world wide epidemic for over 20 years. Governmental legislation has not been effective in reducing the infection rates therefore community level AIDS education needs to be increased. Our thesis project, "Save a Life Concert" was our effort at promoting AIDS and HIV awareness, education and prevention on our campus and for the rest of the Muncie community. By combining information, HIV testing and musical bands, we hoped to reach out to our peers, leaders and families in order to prevent them from this deadly disease's effects. Our concert's main goal was to raise money for the Open Door Community Services of Muncie, Indiana so that people infected with HIV/AIDS in EastCentral Indiana would be provided medical and emotional services and support, as well as help fund the Open Door's efforts to educate at-risk teens about how to prevent being infected.